super heavy artillery

Chapter 409
With An Luo taking away the AMVP, the annual All-Stars are over!

With its unparalleled charm, Los Angeles hosted this All-Star very perfectly.

Subsequently, all players ushered in a rare few days of rest.In the long season, apart from the All-Star weekend and injuries, players have almost no such rest time.Of course, no one wants to rest for the latter.

On February 2, the Thunder players started their journey again.Their first opponent after the All-Star break is the Sacramento Kings.The strength is not strong, but this game made the Thunder break out in a cold sweat.

Before the game, the Thunder ushered in great news.That is, Robertson is back from injury!As the defensive core of the Thunder, his comeback is really timely for the current Thunder.Although judging from the current situation of the Thunder, there is basically no problem in the playoffs, but their goal is not just the playoffs.If Robertson is absent for too long, even if he can return before the playoffs, the team's chemistry will not be at its best.Therefore, it is time for Robertson to come back from injury at this time.

Of course, in this game, Donovan did not let Robertson start directly.After all, it is the recovery from the injury, and Donovan is quite cautious.He didn't want the player to be injured again because of his carelessness.

But even if he can only come off the bench, Robertson's comeback still greatly inspired the Thunder players.Of course, that includes all Oklahoma City fans.

Before the start of the game, the players of both sides conducted warm-up training on each side.An Luo has been staring at the veteran wearing the No. 15 jersey, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.In the previous All-Star Weekend, when Mitchell wore his jersey and used his actions to win the slam dunk contest, Carter's name resounded in the sky at Staples.

I don't know if there is a chance to fight.Although Carter is old, he can no longer fly into the sky and escape like he did when he was young.But it is also a rare thing to be able to feel the strength of these legendary stars up close in their careers.

The Thunder's starting lineup is still the same as before.On the opposite side of the king, Temple and Bogdanovic are on the back line.The former is very average, while the latter is quite familiar to An Luo.In the rookie challenge a few days ago, he had seen this guy's ability.That three-pointer was simply superb.On the front line is the combination of Justin Jackson and Cauley Stein. Their strength is not particularly outstanding, but they are both young and full of energy.Sitting inside is "Black Bear" Zach Randolph.Randolph, who joined the Kings this season, performed no worse than the previous two seasons.Although he is already a 37-year-old "old" player, there is still a lot of fuel in the fuel tank.

At the start of the game, An Luo stood next to Bogdanovic with a relaxed expression on his face.He didn't think that this team of kings would bring much trouble to the current Thunder.I also didn't think that a certain player in this Kings team would cause much trouble for his team in this game.

In fact, the situation in the first quarter was exactly as An Luo expected.

At the beginning of the game, the King made a mistake under the Thunder's defense.Bogdanovic received the ball from outside the three-point line, and with force under his feet, he was about to burst in.But An Luo didn't post it just because the opponent's three-pointer was accurate, but kept a distance from which he could react.During the rookie challenge, this guy showed a very good breakthrough ability.

Bogdanovic walked in from the right side, and An Luo was stuck on his left side, exerting strength, driving the opponent to the bottom line.Perhaps because he felt that he could not get rid of An Luo's defense, Bogdanovic slipped the baseline and walked a few steps before preparing to pass the ball.But this was exactly what An Luo wanted to see.With quick eyes and quick hands, he stretched his long arms forward. Although Bogdalovich moved quickly, An Luo's fingertips still touched the basketball that had already flown out.

Westbrook next to him picked up the basketball and ran towards the other side of the court, followed by Paul George.Perhaps the two of them hadn't played enough in the All-Star Game before, but seeing the opportunity now, the two of them started playing again.

Westbrook is at the forefront, and Temple following him does not actually cause much interference to him.But when he crossed the free throw line, he still made a very bold move.He threw the basketball directly to the backboard with a lot of force, and the basketball bounced back quickly.Paul George, who followed closely behind, flew straight up and received the ball very comfortably in the air.Afterwards, Paul George's body stretched out, his right hand straightened, his whole body was like a big bow, and he slammed the ball into the blue frame.

An Luo stood in the middle circle, holding his head in his hands, with a surprised look on his face.It's not that he likes to act, this ball really surprised him.

Is this the work of people who have broken their legs?An Luo guessed that he could only feel this bounce in his dreams!More importantly, although Paul George's movements are not fancy, they are full of strength and look quite explosive.

Subsequently, the Thunder played a very strong offense.An Luo succeeded from outside the three-point line in a row, Paul George also frequently caused kills, and the cooperation of Westbrook and Adams also made Randolph tired of coping.In the first quarter of the game, they turned their backs and scored a score of 45:21, leading by as many as 24 points!
The well-deserved Big Three of the Thunder made the weak king feel tremendous pressure.But they haven't lost their fighting spirit.As soon as the second quarter came up, the king launched a very strong resistance.But under the repeated attacks of Paul George and An Luo, they were not able to turn the situation around.Until the end of the third quarter, the Kings were still 20 points behind the Thunder.

At the beginning of the last quarter, all three An Luo sat on the bench.They thought they would clock out of get off work like this, but in the next few minutes, the king had a big climax, which almost capsized the Thunder.

Randolph, an old guy, showed great energy at the last moment.Post-ups, hooks, board hits, turnaround jump shots, they are simply omnipotent.Adams was no match for him at all.

Fortunately, Donovan reacted quickly enough.When the Kings chased the point difference to only 9 points, he immediately called a timeout.After arranging the tactics, he replaced all his main players.With the efforts of the three brothers, the Thunder managed to maintain their lead to the end.

(End of this chapter)